> we’ve already established an okay-ish democratic system

We have pardoned Jan 6ers convicted of "wielding force and violence" for political goals in goverment positions now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch is uncomfortably close to the situation.

And everyone involved in hiring and pardoning them should go to prison. I can't speak for everyone, but many of us really do have a principled opposition to political violence.